Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key Affecting openclaw package, versions <2026.8.1
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- published28 Sept 2026
- disclosed26 Sept 2026
- creditUnknown
Introduced: 26 Sep 2026
NewCVE-2026-100531 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade openclaw to version 2026.8.1 or higher.
Overview
openclaw is a 🦞 OpenClaw — Personal AI Assistant
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key via the download-file handler, which fails open when a file lacks the share metadata used to prove it belongs to the requested conversation. An authenticated caller restricted to a single conversation can download file contents from outside that conversation's scope by supplying a known file identifier, disclosing data across configured conversation boundaries. The issue does not allow listing arbitrary Slack files and does not bypass Slack authentication itself.